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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-03-05
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC EX,
TENSION.
Large and Enthusiastic Meeting at
the Courthouse III its Behalf.
Righi-oI-wny- Hachino Sleeps
Depot Grounds.
Resolutions of Encouragement Adopted
and a Committee Appointed 10
Aid in Securing Right

Mr.. J. r.. Letcher. OF Saline county, sgent
secure the ri2ht-of-way from Wayerly to
Lexington, being In the city, Moniay,a sueet-
lug of our business men and citizens gener-
ally was appointed for the courthouse at $3.50,
p. M, which was l,rgely attended.
A. A. Lesueur nominated Jno. 5. Blackwell
ESQ, for president of the meeting. There
being no other nomination Mr. Blackwell
was unanimously elected.
The reporters of the Register and Inteiii-
gencer were made the secretaries.
By request Messrs. McCausland and
Lesueur explained the object of the meeting
to be to take steps to aid Mr.. Letcher IN Sc
curing rights-of-way IN Lafayette county.
Mr.. Letcher wa, then Introduced
and made Il statement of wat was
desired. He said that Marshall had
taken an active interest in the matter, had
raised a Considerable amount of money, and
had finally guaranteed the rIght-of-wa y
through Saline county, one gentleman, Nj.
Abel Leonard, guaranteeing The right Of
Way through Grand Pass township. He aid
that 1t would be much easier for the peupI:
10 Influence their ~neighbgTs than fUr the rail
road to do so. He was glgd 10 say that he had
met with nothing but encouragement since
he had got into the county. Before be came
he had been told that he would meet with
hostile feeling here toward the railroad, ana
he had thought hat perhaps he would meei
The angry resistance of 2 regiment down
about Sheep Nose, but such had not been the
fact. On the contrary he had met with 10th
ing but courtesy and encouragement, an! lie
had about concluded that the whole thing
WAS simply campaign lie. He concluded by
explaining that orders were Issued TO buili
the road rs fast rs men and money could DO
it, and when completed it would give this
county an unequaled railway, with = maxi
mum grade from Atchi,on to New Orleans
by way of st. Louis. of Is feet 10 the mile.
Mr.. Letcher's speech was very clear. witty
and pleasant, and made all excellent impress
sion.
At this point u letter written to Mr.. " o..
Morrison, by Col. L. w, &. Crews, Rlght-of-
way Agent for the Missouri Pacific Railway,
Wun ren3 OH WaS ~ 6oilaUs. S
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-03-05
SECURE A HOME.

There is no III thing more valuable
to a family than a hone-not a rented
house, which nine chances in ten will
be occupied but a few months, with all
the attendant evils of moving about
from pillar to post, but a real home, d
permanent abiding place, where one
can have his vine and hg-tree; where
one can plant with the hope to reap,
and water with the chance to benefit
by the labor. Where ones children can
grow up loving the old house they were
born in, with tender remembrances Of
It's hooks and angles. 1t need not be
large or costly to be close to the affec-
tons. As the old song has it, "Be it
ever 80 humble there's no place like
home"
Then as t the economy of the thing.
People sometime. say, 80. it is cheap
err to rent" If that were true there
would be precious few landlords. 1t
is not true; it is much dearer. Not
only does it cost very much more, but
it fails 10 encourage the economy which
comes from the saving necessary to OBJ
tain a home.
Every man who has reached the age
of forty or fifty years, and who has
brought up a family in rented houses,
will say with bitter regret, 81 have
paid out IN rents enough to have built
two or three houses. Now 1 am get
ting old, what have l to show tor it?
Nothing" Young man, do not thou
go and do likewise. Take warning.
1t is just as easy to make every dollar
you pay out for occupying a house &c
toward making you the owner of it.
Among the notable speeches made
on the veto Of the dependent pension
bill was that of Gen. Bragg, of Wis
%consin, who opened for the democratic
side. He began by saying that it wa
time for the members of the house to
get out of the rosea.e bubble in which
they lived III Washington, prepared
for them by claim agents, and look
after the interests of the real soldier.
They had drifted along, impelled by Il
species of sympathetic impulse, re.
gardless of reason or judgment, un-
til the period was reached which cul-
minated In the presentation and pas.
saoe of the most scandalOus hill which
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-03-05
THE LEXINGTON LOAN AND BUILD.
ING ASSOCIATION.

The loan and building association
which is being organized in this city is
progressing satisfactorily, but not as
rapidly as 1t should, nor, we believe,
as 1t will when it is better understood.
The plan for the organization is very
simple.
The association is to be based upon
a capital of $1,000 O, divided into
1000 shares of 5000 each. At the or
ganization there will be required a cash
payment of 80 cents upon each share,
for incidental expenses of books, &c.
After that a payment will be required
of one dollar per month on each share.
This will produce $1,000 per month.
This money will be loaned to members,
if possible, for the purpose of building
with. If not, ii will be loaned to out
siders on real estate security. The rate
of interest will always remain the same,
six per cent, but the loans will be sold
to the highest bidder; that Is, it A Of
fers $40 bonus for the loan and B offers
$l5. B will get it, but he will only pay
6 per cent. interest on the loan proper.
The money must be used tor building
houses, under the superintendent OF
the association. A member can only
borrow up to the amount of the face Of
his shares, so long as any other MEM
Der wants money. In order to secure
the loan he must own his lot, free from
encumbrance. The title will then pass
into the association as trustee. in order
to secure it in its loan, and at the same
| time avoid the double taxation which
would ensue from holding a note Sc
cured by deed of trust.
If at any time a member desires to
withdraw, the society will refund to
him what he has paid In; il before
three years without interest; If after
three years with four per cent. interest.
Members will not be permitted to pay
more than their dues, as this would
complicate matters. If a member de-
sires to use more than 81 900 In build
ing he can so apply, and have the sum
he desires put up at auction, and if be
secures it get it as it comes in.
This is the plan proposed now, but
of curse 1t "a be modified before
the organization is effected. Accord
ing to this plan the society would wind
up In about eleven years, the stock
having then reached par. That is, each
member would then have paid In 1882
per slare and would draw outase100.
L must By OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-14
Rule. for Reading with Profit.

To read with profit nalls for no elabo-
rate rules and no cast irun system. Ii
requires only these two things: First, that
we shall read intelligently. and 10 that
end that We master what we actually do
read: and, second, that we follow up
whatever interest may be aroused in
reading, so as 10 make the general tenor
of our reading illustrate itself. ANY per-
son who will faithfully follow these two
simple rules for one year will be surprised
at the extent, Inc diversity, and the con-
tinuity of the knowledge he has acquired:
and others will be equally astonished at
the culture Of mind and the felicity Of
speech he has attained. Within a short
time there will be few subjects upon
which he will not be prepared to speak
with pleasure TO himself and others, be-
cause there will not be MANY subjects on
which he is not more or less informed,
and Of which he has not more or less ex-
tensively thought. As a methol of ac-
quiring the almost forgotten ART of con-
versatiOn 10 method Of profound study
could possibly surpass the simple method
Of self culture we have indicated. For
the greatest charm OF cultivated CONVEX.
,ation Is facility in apt and striking illus.
tration. such as nothing but extensive and
intelligent reading can impart. st. Loui,
Republican.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-14
" Would Abolish the Oath In Law.

Said a prominent lawyer the other day;
1.-The oath IN law should, | think. b,
abolished. 1t has retained its place upon
the theory that il tends to secure the
telling uf the truth, but ii does not. ]
have heen for thirty years constantly
about courts Of law, and | unhesitatingly
say that n person conscientious enough
10 regard an oath will tell the truth
without one. and for those who may be
restrained 10y the fear Of punishment for
perjury the statutes can he So amended
rs to make living upon the witness stand
or the subscription of false attidavits in
legal proceedings punishable 10y the same
penalties now attached to perjury.
"During the thirty years that | have
named | have carefully watched the
curse of legal morality, and tell you
that perjury becomes daily more COM
mon and the oath lighter and more per
functory. The clerk drawls out the form
of oath without pause NJ punctuation.
The witness. with falsehnod deliberate
and rehearsed m his heart. drops his
right hand. takes the stand, the lie comes
glibly u his lips. and some mans prop
erty. reputation or liberty are sworn
away for dollars or tor a grudge.
The mcuIslderate profanity of the
angry Ur irunkeh man is harmless when
compared with the indolent indifference
with which officers administer and the
black perjury with which witnesses take
the oath. II we cannui MAKE living in
Judicial proceedings less, let us at least
make it more decent and less profane.-
Detroit Free Press
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-14
TIL. Psychic Man and the CosmIc.

II is not the fashion just now 10 adj
mire wholly vital men. The ideal man is
a disemloiied affair. But we must not
forget that some Of the grandcst types
were magnific-ntly vital. with large ap-
petites and surging impulses.
Your Shakespeare and your Goethes
were powerful furnaces that shook by the
violence If their combustion the delicate
machinery they propelled. Your Handel
was like an oak whose root are in a mo-
rass but whose branches are in Heaven.
And from st. Paul 10 John Knox we shall
have To- follow the events Of history iy
the great vital captains that helped 70
make il.
| leave il 10 aesthetic rietism 10 say. il
in il, ciiurts TO establish the purely psy hic
man il j. not in danger cf aholishirg
the cosmic man.-Nym Crinklc in New
York World.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-14
Cen. Sherihan's Ambulance.

IF Phil Sheridan purchases a summer
residence ON the South Shore" said a
military man this morning. as he looked
over his paper, Il suppose he will bring
his ambulance along with him, AMI drive
up and down the beach in his old superb
style. | suppose you know that Sheridan.
If he can help it. never rides in any other
carriage than an army ambulance: Be-
fore his marriage. when his headquarters
were at Chicago. his ambulance, neatly
painted and vanished and comfortably
upholstered. drawn by four Of the hand
soonest and sprightliest mules in the
United States. groomed until they shone,
and driven by a soldier in uniform. was
one of the most familiar objects on the
streets. Everybody knew it and greatly
admired il,
when he married he had to get a
coupe. Of course, and people all pitied him
when they saw him in it, he looked 81
completely lost. But lie kept the ambu-
lance and ratified over the pavement in il
whenever Mrs. Sheridan did not care Ia
go out. Ii went 10 Washington with
him. Boston Transcript.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-14
The CnwnrdIy chIpe.e Pirate.

Although as the Chinese pirate is, as a
rule, the m0st abject coward where Eu-
ropeans are concerned, he is, al least,
capable " striking terror into the hearts
Of his countrymen; and a couple Of
pirate lunks. mounting but n single two
FOUNDER gun between item, have been
known Ia blockade a port Of 1000 inhab-
itantS and 10 plumber every ship that
passed. In another c;se q pirate gang
of 500. who had vie lei To a rush Of
twenty or thirty blue jackets, had pre-
viously detied a native force Of 1890
troops and forty war junks. Directly,
however. - small Eunhoat, manned by
Europeans. appeared upon the scene,
their career was at an end.
Chinese piracy Is at times almost a
business. \ Pirate merchant, in the
wholesale way. will infest certain vii
lagos ON the seal GARD or islands. He will
keep fifteen or twenty junks, with a cor
responding retinue of ruitians, and when
he has secured his plumber. he stores il in
safety. A pirate in a small way Of bust
ness, having one made a good haul, will
divide the spoil. and then his followers
Immediately disp@rse, for fear of an at
tack from another gang. The old saving
of dog eat dog" applies with striking
force To the transactions Of the plum
derers Of the China sea.-All the Year
Round.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-14
London Public Houses.

In London laprooms, the quantity OF
liquor served in the glass ranges accord
ing 10 the pennies paid. ~ two of
whisky or gin is equal 10 four cents
worth-about a small sized sherry glass
full. Meat is without water, Gold
Is with cold water added. or ''hot water.
as you prefer. Brandy is sold from three
TO six pence worth. SiNpence twelve
American cents is the limit. But of
course there is nothing-as police magls-
trates know To their sorrow-to prevent
an encore of quantity. In the cockney
slang gin is called white satin, and
"'alf n go % white satin trans
lated means three pence worth of gin.
A "B. * S." Of course
"a glass of brandy and soda" a
form of dissipation considerably intro
duced into America by the festive Eng
lish actor. The boy" is the pub
slang for champagne. Often some sprig
of a clerk will be heard to ask for IA drop
of the boy, my dear" Of the chatting
barmaid. Then, coming down to the
great beverage If England, ale, a glass Of
''old and bitter refers to the old ale and
the lighter bitter ale mixed, The ame
Of pubs are often very odd. The
Swan with Two Necks, The Hen and
Chickens" The Dapple Grey, The
Cat AMI Fiddle" The Bull and Mouth
''The Nuns Head" The ROYAL Oak
"The Dun Cow. f" 4" The Green Man.
etc. Most of these names come from the
old coaching days Of England, and have
along with them some strange, fanciful,
often romantic traditions.-Cor. Phila-
delphia Record.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-14
To Onicken the Lazy Blond.

"If I had my way" said an Old friend
If Gen. Logan, IL would ]inaugIrate a
campaign for the revival Of patriotism,
operating just as Mr.. Moply works in
his revival meetings. | would preach
patriotism al every street corner and in
every school and in every church. |
would have more national music. and |
would adopt some measure 10 quicken
the lazy blood Of the rising generation, I
have seen the time when the music Of n
brass band would rouse 10000 tired and
footsorc soldiers to n state of screaming
enthusiasm. look for the time 10 come
when the descendants Of those men viii
be stirred every time they hear the ma
tional airs. | am a brass hand man from
the ground zap. Inter Ocean,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-14
Rusty Oranges.

The name ''Orangp" is derived from
the Latin aurantium from aurum, gold
and the idea Of an orange 81 any other
than a golden color is like that Of a Loop
ard without spots. But while the Meli-
terranean orange is almost always Of a
bright golden yellow. a large proportion
of the oraHgos grown in Florida are coy
cred with u brown rust which much de-
preciat,- their market value. ey"n though
il da,s uut impair their sweetness and
flavor.
S0mr who have looked for the caus" If
this unfortunate disculOration declare
that il j. produced by minute fungous
plant. similar tD those which form mil
dew. smut. mould. etc. Others assert
that thi, rusty appearance Is caused by
the osidized sap which exudes from the
rind through %punctures made in it by
microscopic mites like spiders. and the
latter Is the prevailing theory at present.
New York Market Journal
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-14

"Long John" Wentworth, who was
six feet seven, and Stephen A. Douglas,
the Little Giant, - who was five feet four,
were members Of the house Of representa-
tives at the same time. One day when
they stood conyersing in the area before
the Speakers chair, Wentworth lending
over aud Douglas on tiptoc, John Quincy
Adams said, ILLINOIS there presents us
with the long and the short Of H. position
on the hill before the house. Ben: Perley
Poore In Boston Budget.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-14

Photographic experiments now reveal
extraordinary chemical properties in the
suns rays. while, strange to say. some
Of the rays are entirely destitute If thi.
peculiar power, 1t has also been dis.
covered thar there are rays If li2ht out
side of the solar spectrum. and whi"h
are invisible 10 To the human eye,-New
York sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-14
Address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BAsK,
New Orleans, La

NREp That the presence Of Gen;
tarIy. who are In charge % the drawings, IL q
guarantee Of absolute fairness and integrity, that
Inc chances are al equal and that no one can pos.
sIbly divine what number will draw q PnEe.
REMEMBER that the payment ~ all Prizes Is
BANKS Of New Orleans, and the Tickets are
signed by the President Of an Institution, whose
chartered rights are recognized In the highest
Courts; therefore, beware o. any limitations or an.
onymaIuk sohtmes.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-14
A Discovery IN Drilling.

A workman al the Carson mint has
aiscovcrc! that drill points heated to a
cherry red and tempered by loing driven
into a har Of lead will bore ,hrgugh the
hardest steel ~ plate glass without per.
ceptihly bunting.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-14

Nature vhas mighty good 10 some
folks, but you Will most alwas see dot
she run short Of brain material after
making a handsome face-Carl Dunder.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-14
A Ill ASSOCIATIONS of Field Sports.
Turf Water and Road. use 81 Jacobs Oh
for spralns, strains aud bruises.

Every application gives relief; every bottle
contains a cure every b.tlly tested ~ 10 qual
smile signature; every home Ia America
knows IT, value every spoken language knows
lis name; every Journal praises II every dealer
knows lts merits every chemist hnds n perfect.
sold by Druggists and Dealers. Price my
cents per bottle. The Charles A. Yogeler Co,
Baltimore. Nd.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-14

fOrded large expei
for their cure and
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-14

A Ii BASE BALL CLUBS, indiyid-
A nally and collectively;
Use 81 Jacobs Oh rOr gpains. strains and
bruises.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-14
GRAND MMI-lNNIlL DRAWING
In the Academy Of Music, New Orleans
tuesday, June u. 1887.
CAPITAL PRIZE s3OO.O 900.

100000 Tickets AT Twenty Dollars
each. Halves SlU; Quarter, So; Tenlhs
g.: Twentieth> 81.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-14

~ tShtE btNg
Washington, ID. I
National Republican., 1887-02-12
VIII of Gen. W. B. Hnzen.

The will OF the late Gen. W. b. Hazen, chief
of the signal service, was admitted to probate
and record yesterday and letters testamcntary
issued to his wife, Mildred, Mclean Hazen on
ment is written on page taken from ledger.
and was prepared at the time he was stationed
at one of the western posts. The deceased
leaves 5000 10 his sister. E. L. Hazen, of Harbin,
Portage county, Ohio. to be paid quarterly,
and the balance to his wife. The register also
received the will of the late Charles II. Sheriff.,
which was admitted to probate and record and
letters testamentary issued TO the wife on filing
devised to the widow and children. Mary
Ann Reiss by her WILL also filed. bequeathGd
her property partly to Benz. W. Reiss aud partly
to others, who are named. John Meier, by his
will, leaves his estate to his wife.
National Republican., 1887-02-12
THE SMALL THINGS OF A DAY.
Minor Occurrences In and About the
City Briefly Put.

Minor Occurrences In and About the
City Briefly Put.
Tooth Filing made painless by tho use OF
cocaine by $. 7. Mason, dentist, 2l3 Four-and
e-half street northwest.
Francis T. s. Fields, Peter Robinson, Alex
nnder Jackson and Walter Brown, burglars,
were yesterday held for the grand jury BY
Judge Smell for HOUSEKEEPING,
Ed. Henson and BENJAMIN Payne, two
colored boys. were convicted in the criminal
court yesterday of the larceny ofsi0 from Mrs.
Koerth, and both sent to the reform school,
The Secretary of War has notified the com.
missiopefs that he will withhold the payment
OF the sum due the District by the AlcNaudrla
Canal, Railroad and Bridge Company until
thequestion at issue Is decided BIZ the supreme
Court.
Monday evening next soclable will be held
at the Young Mems Christian Association An
entertainment entitled AN Exhibit of Art
and Natural History" viii form an interesting
feature on that occasion.
John Hillyard, through his attorney, Mr.. VI.
n. Richard,on, has filed q bill in equity
against Charles Denhelm, assignee, aud othcrs
10 set aside the assignment made by Grief Il
Co. on the ground of fraud.
The Cosmos Club, incorporated Dec. 1l,
1873, and composed of gentlemen OF rec0g-
nized scientific and literary ability, arc IN.
dignant that second organization should be
permitted to be incorporated under the same
name
Scaton Donoho contributes to the February
Brooklyn Ndg1-inc the second OF his lively
"stories ana Memoirs of Washington" and
tells his stories In way that will hold the
attention of even the most casual Tcaicr.-
Public Opinion, Hb. IL.
The insignificant fine of s. had to be imposed
on Charles Blandford, Colored, yesterday by
Judge Smell, for an indecent ollensc towards
ladies in the country. Tho court regretted
stringent punishment, and he pointed out the
necessity for new law,
National Republican., 1887-02-12
Tho rnurt Recnrd.

Court In General TermJustices lIagner and
Jamcs,--st Johns Mite Association VS.. Bucklyi
opinion by Justice James reversing decree Of
court below.
Circuit Court-Justlce Cox.-Cannon VS.. Nc.
Michael; verdict for defend9nt for $3.50 dam
ages. Muller VS.. District of Columbia on trial.
VS.. Riggs; Samuel Maddox and Arthur T. Price
substituted as trustees Werlich VS. Riggs;
same order. Bailey vs. Bailey; testimony or
defed taken before Examiner Christopher
lnglc. Williamson vs. McCormick same or
der. Morris VS.. Merrlok; sale finally ratified.
Feb II. Hillyard VS., Bendheim: restraining
order granted returnable Feb. a. Tlnkmann
VS.. Metzerott order substituting j, II. Saville
as trustee. Jones VS.. Jones; commission to
get testimony of fnon.rcsidents ordered TO issue.
Washington Brick Machine Company Va. Clay.
ton; petition of Charles II. Hodgkins consoli.
Probate Court--Justco Merrick.-Estate OF
Mary Ann Rolss; will filed. Estate Of
AmGsa Copp; letters testnmentary issued to
Ellen Copp; noud 5000. Estate of Gertrude
ii. CrosSiDan; letters issued TO q. q. Hubbard;
bond $4,000. Estate OF w. D.. Hnzcn; letters
tcstamentnry issued TO Mildred Mel. Hazen;
flied and proven, In re will OF William David:
son: order Of publication, Estate. OF Edward
McKcnncy; proof of publication filed. Estate
of g. H. Sherrill: letters issued 10 L. and Ma
ria +. Sheriff.; bond 100000
Criminal Court-Justice Macarthur. - Ed
ward Henson and benjamin Payne. larceny
ifom the person guilty. James Dixon, assault
clevC n months in Jail. Lloyd Hawkins alias
Simms, robbery; arralgned; pleaded not guilty.
Jack Honesty, houscbrenking in night; at
raigncd and pleaded not guilty
National Republican., 1887-02-12
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